Chapter 4: Diagon Alley
After knowing that Louie's life might be silently threatened, Jason and Sophia were extremely concerned about his physical condition, even if Louie was just choked on the juice and coughed a few times, both of them had to come forward to ask for warmth, and Jason even wanted to drag him to the clinic for a comprehensive physical examination.
What can Louis say about this?
Alas...
Have pity on the hearts of parents all over the world!
Filial piety and filial piety, filial piety comes first, and the word follows.
He was also a parent before he was reborn, and at this time, Louie was very sympathetic to the anxiety of Jason and Sophia, so he had to follow Jason's wishes and go to his private clinic for a comprehensive physical examination.
After confirming that Louie's body was indeed very healthy, he found that Jason, the anxiety in Sophia's eyes gradually disappeared, Louie saw that it was still early outside, so he proposed to go to Diagon Alley to buy necessities for learning magic, Jason naturally did not refuse, but drove to Diagon Alley, and told Sophia to go to the bank and withdraw a large amount of pounds.
The traffic in London is not congested compared to the city where Louis lived before his rebirth.
About an hour later.
City of London, Borough of Westminster.
Arriving at the location marked on the map, Jason, who was sitting in the driver's seat, looked out the window, frowned and searched for a moment, and then asked, "If the location marked on the map is correct, I think the Leaky Cauldron Bar is near here, you can look for it." ”
"Are you sure it's here?" Sophia frowned and said, "Louie, can you see where there is a bar?" ”
"Uh-huh," Louis said, pointing to a dirty, dilapidated bar in front of him, "I think that's the Leaky Cauldron Bar." ”
"Where? Where is it? Looking in the direction of Louie's finger, Sophia took a deep breath and said helplessly: "Well, it is said that ordinary people... That is, the wizards said that Muggles can't see the Leaky Cauldron. ”
"Louie, it's up to you."
"I guess that's my pleasure, Mum."
Holding the hands of Jason and Sophia, Louis took the two of them and soon walked into the legendary Leaky Cauldron Bar.
And the moment Jason and Sophia stepped into the Leaky Cauldron, their expressions were similar to what Louis imagined...
Faintly disgusted.
Because of meeting Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, Jason and Sophia have a good overall impression of wizards, and they have a preconceived idea that all wizards in the wizarding world should be as cultivated and knowledgeable as the two of them.
Look at the crowd in the Leaky Cauldron Bar...
Oh, God!
Is the Leaky Cauldron a slum of the wizarding world?
Fortunately, Jason and Sophia are highly educated people, although they are extremely disgusted with the environment similar to the Leaky Cauldron Bar, the two did not spit fragrance, and Louis was directly taken to the bar counter by Jason, looked at a balding old man and asked tentatively:
"Sorry to excuse me, is Mr. Tom here?"
"Hey! A little wizard from a Muggle family? Tom at the counter looked at Louie and smiled, then at Jason, and Sophia said, "Do you want to ask how to get to Diagon Alley?" ”
"Yes, Mr. Tom." Sophia said, "Can you take us there?" ”
"Of course, follow me!"
Following Tom's footsteps to the backyard of the bar, Sophia looked at the wall in front of her and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, while Jason asked curiously, "Is this it?" ”
"You guessed it right." Tom grinned, "See the dumpster next to you?" You'll need to count three bricks up, two more horizontally, and then tap your wand three times to see your way to Diagon Alley. ”
As he spoke, Tom didn't know where to pull out his wand, looked at Louie and raised his eyebrows and said, "Kid, I think you don't have a wand yet, do you need me to help you?" ”
Tempted to manipulate the magic and see if he could open the door to Diagon Alley without a wand, Louis thought for a moment, then nodded to Tom and smiled, "Excuse me, Mr. Tom." ”
"No, it's actually my pleasure to show the way for a young wizard like you."
Tom tapped his wand three times, and the entire brick wall began to tremble, first a small hole appeared in the middle, and as the hole gradually expanded, there was an arched passage in front of Louis and the others.
The cobblestone street stretched forward, flanked by shops, and the pedestrians in the middle of it were Jason, and Sophia seemed strangely dressed.
Louis felt differently than the two.
Looking at the magical creations around him, and then looking at the passers-by, Louis, who quietly cast his magic power, could keenly notice that there were more or less traces of the use of magic on their bodies, which faintly made him feel hungry in his abdomen.
This is Diagon Alley.
"Welcome to Diagon Alley!"
Tom made a gesture similar to scattering flowers to Louie and the others, and then patiently explained to Jason, Sophia, and the two Louis guardians: "When you finish shopping, remember to open the door according to what I just did." ”
"Then I need to remind you that Muggle currency is not available in Diagon Alley, so your first stop is my Gringotts, exchange it for our Galleons, and the white building further down is Gringotts."
"Thanks for the reminder, Mr. Tom." Sophia held Louie's hand hard, looked at Jason a little nervously and said, "Jason, let's go exchange first, that... That Galleon! ”
“OK!”
Jason nodded, and as the head of the family, he walked in front, as if he was exploring the way for Louis and Sophia in the back.
It didn't take long.
Louis and his party came to Gringotts and exchanged a thick wad of pounds at an exchange rate of about 5:1 for 100 Galleons from the goblins.
It can only be exchanged for 100 Galleons at a time, which makes Sophia slightly dissatisfied.
Why?
In order to make my child's life at Hogwarts more comfortable, I went to the bank and took out tens of thousands of pounds, and in the end you told me that I could only exchange 100 Galleons?
However, as a wizard of the "Golden Dan Period", Louis could understand the exchange restrictions between the pound and the Galleon.
It is not too easy for wizards to get pounds from ordinary people, for example, Louis himself can use his own mental manipulation (Imperius Poor Version) to manipulate a rich man at will and make him contribute his entire wealth at once.
Of course.
The premise is that the rich man doesn't have a wizard bodyguard.
Since the awakening of his extraordinary ability, Louis has always kept a very low profile in everything, unless it is a necessary cultivation need, and never uses his extraordinary ability to manipulate others, read other people's memories or anything?
There are two reasons for this.
First, Louis personally thinks that the reason is more lofty, that is, the more powerful the person, the more he needs to know what restraint is.
A powerful force can sink a person, and according to Louis's personal understanding, it is a powerful force, and it is easy to make people feel demonic.
For example, the protagonists in countless movies who suddenly gain extraordinary abilities are very easy to inflate, often in violation of the law, they use their extraordinary abilities indiscriminately to satisfy personal desires, and make money in various evil ways, to make friends or something.
These people seemed pitiful to Louis.
Originally extremely powerful, they were originally extremely powerful, but in the end, they became slaves to their desires.
When their desires can no longer be satisfied, their spiritual world will be extremely empty, as if it is a sage mode after three seconds of convulsions.
If they continue to cultivate their strength but not their minds, and if they do not cultivate the Fa and the Dao, sooner or later they will embark on the path of self-destruction.
Just as all those who can live forever look forward to the day of death.
Second, Louis felt that the reason for being very low was nothing more than the fear of the unknown.
Although he had a chance to be born again, he never considered himself a person who was loved by God, as evidenced by the fact that he died of cancer before being born again.
Therefore, Louis does not think that he is the only one who can awaken extraordinary abilities.
And now it turns out that he was right to be afraid.
If he had really used his supernatural abilities to manipulate others into doing something, then instead of strolling through Diagon Alley, he would have been captured by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic and fought the Dementors of Azkaban against the landlords.
This undoubtedly made Louis feel that his previous restraint and restraint were an extremely wise decision.
But the anger that comes from the woman's chest...
It's really hard to calm down!
Glancing at Jason, who Sophia was using to vent his anger, Louis said that he wanted to open a room in Diagon Alley, after all, there is nothing that cannot be solved in one shot between men and women.
If it can't be solved with one shot, it can only be explained...
She still wants.
So Kidney Treasure understands?
She's good, you're good, only the bed, I can't stand it.
(It's actually a bit of a rhyme...) )
It's a pity that Louie didn't know if he needed an ID card to open Diagon Alley, and when Jason was being talked about by Sophia's doubtful life, Louie secretly glanced at Sophia, who was still chattering there, and asked in a low voice:
"Mum, can I try my wand first?"
Proficient in the face-changing stunt of the Panda Province, Sophia faced Louis with a soft face, nodded and smiled: "My dear, come back and tell me which wand you like, it's best to pick a few wands that you usually use, and buy a few more to keep at home for later use." ”
Then, Sophia turned to face Jason again, and continued viciously, "What was that goblin called? Oh... That's right, I think it's called Jesse, right? It was as rude and savage as the children of the Dursleys, like a wild boar without fangs! ”
Ignoring Sophia, who stayed where she was and continued to fragrance, and Jason, whose eyes were extremely desperate, Louie walked to the small shop in front of him alone, and a jingling sound sounded in his ears when he entered the door.
"Is anyone there, please?"
"Good afternoon, sir!"
A soft voice sounded, and Ollivander walked out of the room, looked at Louis and said, "Hogwarts freshmen?" Is it to buy a wand? ”
Louis nodded back, "That's right." ”
"Wizards who buy wands from me need to be registered with the Ministry of Magic, may I ask what your name is..."
"Louis Rogers."
"Yes, Mr. Rogers."
Ollivander smiled and nodded, and then he didn't brag about how old his shop was, and he didn't ask Louis which one he was in his hand, but suddenly threw out another question:
"Mr. Rogers, before I pick out a wand for you, I have a little question for you, what do you think..."
"Are you picking out your wand? Or is the wand picking you out? ”